2020 Recreational Gala

In November 2020 JGC happily managed to rearrange their Recreational Gala (previously cancelled in March 2020 because of the start of the Coronavirus Pandemic) just before new lockdown measures were put in place for sport. The event took part in the sports hall at St.John’s Recreational Centre, the home of the Club.

Parents were unable to view the event and children had to compete in smaller class size age groups to keep within the number restrictions in place at the time.

The gymnasts competed in different age groups from U6 to 10 & Over and had moves/routines judged on the Floor, Bar, Beam, Vault and Double Mini (a type of trampoline). Skills such as backward rolls, handstands, cartwheels, balances, star jumps and bar swings where all on display. Medals were presented for the best scores overall and everyone received a participation medal and a certificate for taking part.

Even with the restrictions in place it was still a great experience for the children having to compete one at a time in front of judges. The coaches saw some fantastic demonstrations of gymnastics, and after a lot of uncertainty it was just nice to put the event on in some capacity. Hopefully things can get back to some kind of normality this year so that the 2021 Gala can be watched by spectators, fingers crossed!

Abingdon Challenge

November 18th 2018

4 boys competing at the Southern Region Apparatus Challenge held in Abingdon.

Jonathan Dupoy competed in the U8 age group and performed a brilliant Vault to claim 1st place and the Gold medal on that apparatus.

Benjamin Williams competed in the U10 age group, his best result was 2nd place on High Bar with a strong routine and also a Bronze medal on Vault.

Roy Le Var and Sebastian Kirkby took part in the U14 age group. Rory's dynamic handspring won 1st place on Vault and he also secured Silver medals on Floor and Rings. Sebastian was awarded with 3rd place finishes on Floor & Parallel Bars with some very well executed routines.

Fort Regent International Competition

29th September

It was a successful day for the Jersey Gymnastics Club squad members at the Regent Gymnastics International Competition held on 29^th September.

Emma Kirby competing in her first ever competition showed brilliant composure to win the 2006 to 2008 age group Floor & Vault Competition. Emma won Gold on both the Vault and Floor to take the win.

Megan Gouyet proved to be the strongest competitor in the Level 4, 13+ age group. Gold medals on the Floor and Beam helped her take the overall winner’s trophy.

Also competing and winning medals were Cameron Whyte, Kate Condon, Frankie Dettman, Daisy Myers, Tilly Hounsome, Evie Laurie, Amelie Firmino, Neve Adamson, Phoebe McCready, Katie Herivel, Ava Kennedy, Bayley-Lily King, Lola Reynolds, Lana Bowring and Hannah Sterry.

In the Boys competition, Jonathan Dupoy took bronze on Vault, Benjamin William won the U10 age group and Rory Le Var won the U12 out of age group. Cosimo Hounsome, Seb Kirkby & Zee Adamson also achieved medal positions.

New Springs for our Floor

August 11th 2018

We removed the old foam and fitted 2,000 springs onto our gym floor. We thought the job would take all weekend. However after preparing the night before we finished the job in quick time in about 7 hours in total. Thank you to everyone that helped. Team work makes the dream work!

Girls Squad Championships 2018

July 14

Congratulations and well done to all the girls that took part in our Squad Championships yesterday.

Katie Herivel won the Development, Neve Adamson won the Juniors and Cameron Whyte the Seniors.

Boys Club Championships

July 7th 2018

Well done to all the boys who took part in our squad competition on Saturday! Great performances from them all. Cosimo Hounsome was our overall winner!

Fareham Intivational

10th June 2018

Well done to all our squad girls who to part at the Fareham Invitational near Portsmouth this weekend.

Congratulations to the medal winner who were:

Ava Kennedy - GOLD Floor Level 2 (9-10yrs)
Katie Herivel - SILVER Floor Level 2 (9-10yrs)
Amelia McIntosh - GOLD Floor & BRONZE on Vault, Beam and Overall Level 4 (13yrs+)
Cameron Whyte - SILVER Floor & BRONZE on Bar Level 4(13yrs+).

A BIG thank you & congratulations must also go to Debbie for all the hard work and time she put in preparing the girls.

Southern Region Championships

22nd April 2018

Congratulations to Anushan Elanco and Zee Adamson who won between them 10 medals at the Southern Region Championships yesterday in Portsmouth. Anushan finished 2nd overall with in the U14 Dev Group with some brilliant routines. He claimed Gold on Vault, Silver on High Bar & Floor and Bronze on Pommel. Zee finished 1st in the FIG Senior All round event and produced an excellent Parallel Bar routine for Silver and also claimed Rings Bronze with some strong work. Well done Boys, the hard work paid off!

Recreational Gymnast of the Year

April 1st 2018

Many congratulations to Coralie Crespel who has been voted out Recreational Gymnast of the Year! As well as doing really well at our Gala she has also impressed the coaches with her positive attitude, helpfulness, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Well done Coralie!

2018 Recreational Gala

March 24th

Well done to all the gymnasts that took part in our Gala. It was great to see so many young gymnasts taking part and enjoying the event. Also well done to the Squad for their great displays.

Girls Hampshire Grades

25th February 2018

Congratulation to Ava Dumoitier, Frankie Dettman, Megan Gouyet and Kate Condon who all pass grade 4. Kate and Megan were commended. Their coach Debbie Webber was very pleased with their performances.

The competition took place at Dynamo School of Gymnastics in Southampton. The girls are pictured here with Team GB's Kelly Simms who is the current Senior British Champion.

Regent Invitational - 21 October 2017

Girls Competition

Level 6 - 8/9 years

Hannah Sterry - Gold on Bars & Silver on Beam

Phoebe McCready - Gold on Vault

Katie Herivel - Bronze on Vault & Silver on Bars

Ava Kennedy - Bronze on Bars

Lola Reynolds - Bronze on Beam

Level 6 - 10/11 years

Amelie Firmino - Silver on Bars

Level 5 - 9/10 years

Kate Condon - Silver on Beam

Level 5 - 11yrs +

Cameron Whyte - Silver on Beam

Ava Dumoitier - Bronze on Floor

Boys Competition

Under 9

Daniel Richardson - Silver on Floor, Pommel, Vault, Bronze on Rings, P.Bars and High Bar & 2nd overall

Benjamin Williams - Gold on P.Bars, Silver on Rings, High Bar and Bronze on Floor, Pommel and Vault & 3rd overall

Under 10

Cosimo Hounsome - Gold on Floor, Pommel, Vault, P.Bars and Silver on Rings and High Bar & 1st Overall

Joshua Talbot - Gold on Rings and High Bar & Silver on Floor, Pommel, Vault and P.Bars & 2nd Overall

Under 12

Charlie Waters - Bronze on Floor

Rory Le Var - Bronze on Vault

Under 16

Anushan Elanco - Gold on Floor, Vault and Highbar, Silver on Pommel, Rings and P.Bars & 1st Overall

FIG

Zee Adamson - Silver on Rings and P.Bars. Bronze on Floor, Pommel, Vault and H.Bar & 3rd Overall

ISLAND GAMES SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD FOR ANDRE

12/07/2017

Congratulations to Andre Romeril who was presented the Tony Richomme Award for Sportsmanship shown at the Islands Games. Andre was nominated for the award because of the free medical assistance he gave (he's now a qualified Osteopath), for helping out a younger gymnast from the Cayman Islands with some moves in his routine as well as being a great supporter and positive influence on the other athletes. Congratulations Andre, very well deserved, we're all proud of you

Island Games 2017 - Gotland

24th June to 31st June 2017

Congratulations to the Jersey Gymnastics Team for their fantastic performances at this years Island Games in Gotland. A total of 11 Golds, 1 Silver and 4 Bronze medals were won by the gym team. Out of all the sports this was easily the biggest contribution to Jersey's medal tally with shooting next with 5 gold medals. Overall Team Jersey finished in third place behind the Isle of Man and the Faroe Islands. A special well done has to go to our club gymnasts Anushan Elanco, Isaac McIntosh, Cameron Aird, Zee Adamson, Andre Romeril and Ellen Marett. As well helping to claim the Men's team Silver the boys also achieved individual gold medals on Floor, Rings (Cameron), Vault (Zee) and Parallel Bars (Andre).

2017 NatWest Island Games - Gotland

JGC are proud to have five men and one women representing Jersey at next weeks 2017 Island Games taking place in Gotland an Island off the coast of Sweden. Anushan Elanco, Isaac McIntosh, Cameron Aird, Zee Adamson and Andre Romeril are part of an 8 strong team of Men taking part and Ellen Marett is one of the 5 in the Women's team . The team depart on a chartered flight tomorrow and once there will be involved in three days of competition, team & set on Monday, FIG all around on Wednesday and FIG apparatus finals next Friday. Have fun and good luck to you all!! Fingers crossed for medals!!

JGC Receive Clubmark Status

JGC are proud to have achieved Clubmark Status. Jersey Clubmark is an award scheme for Clubs who have met high standards in club management, safety, coaching & off island travel. The award was presented by Steve Pallet the Jersey States 'Champion for Sport'. Many thanks to Nikki Holmes from ESC for her assistance in achieving this award.

Fareham 4 Piece Invitational

11th June 2017

Well done to all the squad girls that took part in the above competition. It was a tough competition but we still managed to come away with some medals! Congratulations to Kate Condon who came 1st on Vault in the Level 3, 9 to 10 age group. Amelia McIntosh who came 3rd on Vault in the Level 3, 13yrs + age group and Elizabeth Roxburgh who came 2nd on Vault & Floor and third on the Bars in the Level 4, 13yrs + age group. Also taking part in the competition were Daisy Myers, Frankie Dettman, Tilly Horton, Cameron Whyte, Kaya Smith and Ava Dumoitier.

Dynamo Visit

May 30th to June 1st 2017

It was great to host Dynamo Gymnastics again and carry on our long standing exchange going back some 20 years. The gymnasts from Dynamo were treated to trips to Tamba Park, Greve De Lecq Beach and Jersey Zoo blessed by some brilliant weather! They also enjoyed some training sessions and a friendly team conditioning competition. A Big thank you to all the parents and families that assisted with the hosting and giving lifts to all the various places. We plan to continue the relationship with a visit to Dynamo's gym in Southampton in October.

Gym Gala 2017

25th March 2017

Thank you to all the gymnasts, coaches, committee members and parents who helped to make our 2017 Recreational Gala such a great day. There was a great turn out with 120 members taking part in the different age groups as well as our squad gymnasts performing two displays. Congratulations and well done to all the chidren that took part! The age group overall medal postions were as follows:

U6 Age Group - 1. Ethan Abreu 2.Beth Ellis 3.Archie McNulty

U8 Age Group - 1. Alicjia Dubrowolska 2. Jonathan Dupoy 3. Cerys Davidson

U8 Intermediate - 1. Lola Reynolds 2. Lana Bowring 3. Eva Journeaux

U10 Age Group - 1. Lottie Clarke 2. Isla England 3. Olivia Maddox

U10 Intermediate 1. Isobel Vacher 2. Evie Laurie 3. Ellen Watkins

Over 10 Age Group - 1. Charlie Water 2. Fabienne Schiessl 3. Sebastian Kirkby

Fareham Floor & Vault Competition

24/07/2016

Seven squad girls took part in this Floor & Vault competition near Southampton. Tilly Horton, Frankie Dettman and Sophia Townsend took part in the Silver U10 age group. Frankie received a Silver medal for her excellent Floor routine. In the Silver U12 age group were Elizabeth Roxburgh, Amelia McIntosh and Megan Gouyet. Elizabeth performed very well on both the Floor and Vault winnning the Gold on both. Finally Erin Le Bail took part in the Silver 15+ age group and she competed well especially on Floor scoring 9.1. Well done to all the girls that took part.

2016 Recreational Gym Gala

02/07/2016

Over 100 gymnast took part in this years Gala from the U6's to the 10 and overs. Well done to all the children that part and congratulations to Aoife Briggs who won the U'6 age group, Ava Kennedy for winning the U8's, Neve Adamson for winning the U10's and Molly Sue Deans for winning the 10 and Over age group. Molly was also nominated as our Recreational Gymnast of the Year!

Portsmouth Boys Exchange

May 30th to June 4th

Some of the boys squad travelled to Portsmouth Gymnastics Club for training and activities including a visit to the top of the Spinnaker Tower. It was a great opportunity to work with their head coach Adam Paterson and benefit from some high level coaching in a fantastic facility. The Portsmouth boys then travelled to JGC for training and trips to Tamba Park Durrell and the beach. It was an awesome week, looking forward to the next exchange.

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Hants County National Grades - 5th & 6th March 2016

11 of our squad girls competed at the Hants County National Grades at the weekend in Southampton. Jasmine Osborne, Tilly Housome, Chanell McDermott, Niamh Heaney, Ava Dumoitier, Kaya Smith, Kate Condon and Daisy Myers all passed Grade 6 with Jasmine, Kate, Kaya and Chanell acheiving the further honour of being Commended.

Macy Burrow and Yvie Atkinson took part in the Grade 5 competition with both acheiving scores high enough to be Commneded for their work. Cameron Whyte took part in the Grade 4 competition and recevied a Pass.

Well done to the girls for all their hard work and congratulations on the results. Travelling with the girls were coaches Debbie & Shannon Webber, Liz McIntosh and Maggie Adamson who also judged at the competition.

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2015 Ynys Mon Inter Island Games

22/07/15 - 25/07/15

Due to there being no gymnastics in the Jersey Games this year, Ynys Mon took up the mantle of hosting the biennial event. Taking part in the event were competitors from Bermuda, Cayman, Isle of Man, Shetland, Aland, Gotland and Ynys Mon. Jersey Gymnastics Club had 5 club members representing Team Jersey in the Men's competition.

Cameron Aird, Zee Adamson and Michael Schaffrath represented Jersey in the Men's Senior Competition and Anushan Elanco and Isaac McIntosh in the Junior Boys competition. Also part of the Team were Alex Buesnel of Special Gymanstics Club & Joseph Carroll of Regent Gymnastics Club. For 10 months leading up to the competition Alex was training with us and for him especially this event would be significant as it would be his first mainstream competition.

The first days competition was the Set & Team Combined. Our Senior Gymnasts Team finished 2nd with the Isle of Man in first and Ynys Mon in third. In the individual Sets Cameron performed well on Floor, Parallel Bars and Rings claiming a Bronze medal on each. The Junior Team also came 2nd with Bermuda coming first and Isle of Man in third. In the individual Sets Anushan took joint Gold on Vault and Silver on Pommels.

After a rest day next up was the FIG individual and all round competition. Cameron Aird performed an excellent Rings routine to take Gold and top spot on the podium. He also scored well on Vault, Parallel bars and Floor to award him with third place overall. Alex showed off his strength and precision on the Rings to earn a well deserved joint 2nd place. Zee also did well on Rings, only 0.3 away from a medal. In the Junior competition Anushan had a good afternoon coming 2nd on Vault and 3rd on High Bar and Pommels. Isaac was very close to winning a medal on Vault just 0.07 away!

James Evans (Aka Ferret) was our Men's Judge during the competition. He did a great job and gained valuable experience. Overall it was a fantastic event, both for the competition and socially for everyone. A big thank you needs to go to Special Gymnastics Club for loaning us their clothing and to Gary Buesnel for his great photography work!

We now have our eye's set for the Gotland Games in 2017!!